Staff Nurse

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS Trust in Wakefield is seeking a dedicated Staff Nurse to support high-quality care for women in crisis. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, coordinating shifts, and ensuring the delivery of trauma-informed interventions. Candidates must be 1st Level Registered Nurses passionate about mental health, and should possess strong communication skills to enhance patient outcomes. This is an opportunity to contribute to a supportive environment within an established Trust committed to staff wellbeing.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Employee-led staff networks

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in mental health services.
• Ability to participate in trauma-informed interventions.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to service users.
• Act as shift coordinator ensuring effective service delivery.
• Maintain accurate care plans and engage in service user assessments.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Ability to work flexibly

Therapeutic patient interaction

Ability to lead and motivate

Knowledge of NHS initiatives

Education

1st Level Registered Nurse

Job description

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Our nurses have a key clinical role within a well-established multidisciplinary team. As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your manager in ensuring that our service users needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person‑centred approach to their independence and well‑being. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. We also offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, and these networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

We are an exciting place to work where your communication and clinical skills will be put into practice each shift. We require a nurse who has a genuine interest to work with women who are in crisis and participate in trauma‑informed and evidence‑based interventions.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Demonstrate a genuine interest to work with women who are in crisis and participate in trauma‑informed and evidence‑based interventions.

To work flexibly to cover shifts to provide a 365 day per year service.

Act as shift co‑ordinator and participate in the planning and co‑ordinating of the shift to ensure smooth and effective running of the service and role‑model best practice.

Co‑ordinate and lead the team to make effective use of team skills to provide the best possible standards of care and treatment/interventions.

To prioritise workload in keeping with the team and service objectives.

Adopt the primary nurse role by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment/care for named service users.

To actively participate and contribute to service users ward rounds.

Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out nursing procedures.

Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments and observations.

Ensure that individual care plans are complete and maintained collectively with service users, relatives and other healthcare professionals.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high‑quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

This is a generic band 5 staff nurse job description designed to reflect mental health services Trust‑wide.

Individuals will be expected to:

• To contribute to an integrated team of staff in providing a high quality of care and treatment both on an individual basis and with a purposeful group programme within a core facility.
• Have an understanding of and a commitment to the philosophy of mental health or learning disability services and the local service provision.
• Be responsible and accountable for the Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of treatment and care for defined service users within the pathway.
• Utilise core nursing / specialist skills within the role of primary nurse.
• Contribute specific professional support and advice to the team, service users and carers.
• Work in partnership with other teams within and outside of the organisation.
• Oversee and support junior members of staff in implementing planned treatment and care.
• Support the Management Team in carrying out their duties.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

• To work flexibly to cover shifts to provide a 365 day per year service.
• Act as shift co‑ordinator as required and to participate in the planning and co‑ordinating of the shift to ensure smooth and effective running of the service and role‑model best practice.
• Co‑ordinate and lead the team to make effective use of team skills to provide the best possible standards of care and treatment / interventions.
• To prioritise workload in keeping with the team and service objectives.
• To take full involvement as a primary nurse by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment / care for named service users.
• To actively participate and contribute to service users reviews, ward rounds, meetings as applicable.
• To provide care and specific interventions for other service users as allocated on a daily basis, and directly in accordance with their written care plan.

Communication

• Maintain accurate and up to date care plans for each service user.
• Maintain effective use of systems for service user and carer documentation.
• Contribute to keeping statistical service records, be involved in the evaluation process, as required by the manager.
• Develop good working relationships with consultants, their teams and other trust teams and services to ensure effective service delivery and best use of resources.
• Develop positive relationships with non‑statutory and voluntary agencies to develop working partnerships as appropriate to the service development and local delivery.
• Positively embrace service user / carer involvement in all aspects of service delivery wherever and whenever possible.
• Inform all service users of their right to access their care plan, and to actively encourage them to read, write / evaluate their care plan.
• In conjunction with the team contribute constructively to develop and communicate a shared philosophy of culture and practice.
• To work within the boundaries of accountability and confidentiality.

Human Resources / Supervision / Management

• Know, maintain and constantly strive to improve all standards of care and procedures (written and implicit) within the team.
• Ensure that high standards of care are maintained by self and peers.
• To provide direction, guidance and support to junior staff.
• Participate in and provide clinical supervision.
• Participate in and provide managerial supervision.
• Participate in and implement (under supervision) Personal Development Planning.
• Participate and be actively involved in team reflective forums / sessions.
• To be involved in the induction programme for all new starters.

Resource Management

• To be involved in the off duty planning and day to day cover of the service.
• Manage individual / teams time and resource effectively.Show appropriate regard for budgetary constraints within the service.
• Participate in the selection and recruitment of junior staff when appropriate.

Decision Making and Advice

• To make comprehensive risk assessments and implement management plans appropriately.
• Identify training needs and contribute to the education and development of all staff and students.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

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Person Specification

Special Knowledge & Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with patients therapeutically on a 1:1 basis or in groups.
• Awareness of the skills in the prevention and management of violence and aggression.
• Ability to lead and motivate staff.
• Ability to coach, train, mentor and act as a role model to other team members and learners.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
• Evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of Recovery Models i.e. Recovery Star, My Shared Pathway, etc.
• Thorough understanding of the role of primary nurse system and the concept of clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of Psychosocial interventions.
• An awareness of the IMROC model.
• Knowledge of NHS initiatives specific to the clinical service.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the register.
• Experience of mentoring/supporting learners or ability to demonstrate the skills required for effective mentoring.

Values and Behaviours

• Commitment to adopt the Trusts core Values and Behavioural standards.
• In addition to the core standards an ability to demonstrate the following role specific behaviours:
• Motivated to work in chosen speciality.
• Professionalism.
• Common sense approach.
• Initiative, tact and diplomacy.
• Positive self‑image.
• Effective team member.
• Ability to cope with change.
• Commitment to high clinical standards when working with patients.
• Reliable.

Physical Attributes

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post, working various shift patterns including nights.
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Experience

• Involvement in a systematic approach to care: Assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Awareness of the Care Programme Approach.
• Working with individuals who have mental health needs or working with people with a learning disability.
• Knowledge of key worker/primary nurse system.
• Working as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team/working with other disciplines.
• Knowledge of collaborative working within a recovery based model of intervention.
• Clinical/Professional Supervision.
• Implementation of the Care Programme Approach.
• Experience of leading and supervising junior/unqualified staff.
• Experience of working with a care pathway approach toward recovery.
• Experience of working with risk assessment models i.e. HCR 20.
• Experience using risk tools to support assessment and interventions in relevant clinical setting.

Training

• A commitment to undertake mandatory training including the management of violence and aggression.
• Willingness to undertake training in nursing mentorship.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust